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Hong Kong is the perfect backdrop for filmmakers to shoot their film, TV and commercial productions. The architecture is daring and refreshingly different while the contrasts between the modern and traditional are interesting and surprising.

Georgia - some of you might think of the American state when the name is brought up and others might rarely consider the charming country located at the foot of the Great Caucasus Mountains, but the nation of Georgia is no stranger when it comes to filmmaking.

Spain has long been a prime destination for filmmakers looking for great locations. The usual suspects stealing the glory are, as ever, the deserts of Almeria and the charms and heritage of Sevilla. But there is another Spanish city starting to elbow its way into the company of the big boys.

After having worked around Italy as a production manager for more than 10 years, I decided that such stressful life was not for me. In 2003 I moved to Capri, one of the islands in the Gulf of Naples where I usually spent my summer holidays when I was a little girl.

Taiwan has seen several noteworthy projects from abroad in recent years, including Luc Besson’s Lucy, Martin Scorsese’s Silence and Eddie Huang’s Fresh Off the Boat. These are just a taste as to the plethora of international shows and movies that have been shot on this tropical island. There are all kinds of reasons to shoot here but even more so once you permanently locate here, if you’re lucky enough to do so.

The topics of sustainability and manmade climate change have become commonplace in the discourse of business, politics and general everyday life, and our industry is no exception. Many people are now aware of the two-degree figure: the temperature increase we must not go beyond, in order to avoid catastrophic climate change.

I fell into Location Managing in 1994, suddenly finding by accident a job I that I truly love. Curious and organised by nature, I loved the odd mixture of creative and practical skills. I started by working in commercials, learning by being thrown into the deep end while being given little or no information and juggling several jobs at once, learning by my mistakes.